Queen of the Andes

Plants > Bromeliads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Queen of the AndesScientific Name: Puya raimondiiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: BromeliadsSize: Rosette diameter: 10–13 ft (3–4 m); Flowering spike reaches 30–40 ft (9–12 m)Weight: Mature vegetative biomass: 800–2,000 lb (360–900 kg)Lifespan:...

Vicuña

Mammals > Camelids & Artiodactyla

OverviewThe Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a gracile, wild South American camelid belonging to the family Camelidae within the order Artiodactyla. Native to the harsh, rarefied alpine puna and windswept altiplano grasslands of the central Andes—ranging across Peru,...